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Mira
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Hi there seasoned Amtrak travellers,
Seeking your experienced opinion on whether it’s sheer folly to attempt to connect to the Coast Starlight at LAX union station (dep. 9:51am), following a scheduled arrival at LAX at 6:30am (same day) off an international flight. Note I’m Australian and am hoping no issues clearing customs/immigration and that my flight is on time or not delayed more than 1 hour.
I figure I can take the Flyaway bus, allowing for 1 hour travel time ( in case of the famous traffic), as it will be a Wednesday morning in January. It seems like timing should be ok?
My Plan B is to see if I can board at Van Nuys instead if I am running 20-30 minutes late. Has anyone boarded at a later train stop and does Amtrak allow that?
Plan C is to get to Union Staton and if I have missed the train, to go to the desk or if I can get online and change my reservation on the app to reroute my ticket to take the later coach and SJ connection to reconnect to the Coast Starlight at Martinez, CA, assuming there are spots on that route last minute! I presume that means I’ll miss most of the scenic coastline.
Thanks in advance for your valued opinion.
Seeking your experienced opinion on whether it’s sheer folly to attempt to connect to the Coast Starlight at LAX union station (dep. 9:51am), following a scheduled arrival at LAX at 6:30am (same day) off an international flight. Note I’m Australian and am hoping no issues clearing customs/immigration and that my flight is on time or not delayed more than 1 hour.
I figure I can take the Flyaway bus, allowing for 1 hour travel time ( in case of the famous traffic), as it will be a Wednesday morning in January. It seems like timing should be ok?
My Plan B is to see if I can board at Van Nuys instead if I am running 20-30 minutes late. Has anyone boarded at a later train stop and does Amtrak allow that?
Plan C is to get to Union Staton and if I have missed the train, to go to the desk or if I can get online and change my reservation on the app to reroute my ticket to take the later coach and SJ connection to reconnect to the Coast Starlight at Martinez, CA, assuming there are spots on that route last minute! I presume that means I’ll miss most of the scenic coastline.
Thanks in advance for your valued opinion.